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Unit 3
Period 1
Welcome to the unit & Reading(I)
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When we mention “Spring Festival”, what would you think of ?
A big meal
Family reunion / gathering
Red packet / Lucky money
Paper-cut
New clothes and shoes
Best wishes
Holiday / Recreation
Pay a New Year call (拜年)
Put up Spring Festival couplets (贴春联)
Stay up the whole night
Set off fireworks
Go to the temple fair
Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries.
风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁,属于哪里,必须做什么。 ——罗伯特·A. 海因莱因
Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. — Robert A. Heinlein
Welcome to the unit
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Watch the video and finish the following exercise.
Welcome to the unit
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mat,
Thailand as a way to ________.
Midsummer’s Day is celebrated
in Sweden for people to ______.
The Day of the Dead, which lasts ________, is a festival in Mexico for people to ________.
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Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to __________________
___________________________.
Midsummer’s Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to __________
___________________________
___________________________.
The Day of the Dead, which lasts ____________, is a festival in Mexico for people to __________
____________________________.
let bad memories go and make a wish for the future
for three days
remember loved ones who are no longer alive
hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole
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Welcome to the unit
What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video?
Yi Peng Lantern Festival (清迈天灯节)
Midsummer’s Day (瑞典仲夏节)
The Day of the Dead (墨西哥亡灵节)
What other foreign festivals around the world do you know about?
Free Talk
The Lantern Festival (元宵节)
The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节)
Ching Ming Festival (清明节)
课 堂 学 习
Prereading
Travelling is a way to learn about other cultures. The trav